Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 284 | 284 | 231 | 180 | 144 | 110 | 79 | 61 | 77 | 104 | 149 | 102 | 109 | 97 | 112 | 109 | 173 | 257 | 251 | 145 | 81 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.92m | 00:36AM1.80m | 1:08PM1.94m | 1:32AM1.84m | 2:01PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.18m | 6:26PM0.22m | 6:45AM0.15m | 7:21PM0.18m | 7:40AM0.12m | 8:13PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 339 | 284 | 284 | 231 | 180 | 144 | 110 | 79 | 57 | 77 | 104 | 114 | 102 | 109 | 97 | 112 | 109 | 173 | 257 | 251 | 145 | 57 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 68 | 69 | 38 | 55 | 35 | 149 | 86 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 44 | 100 | 137 | 131 | 82 | 53 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 37 | 99 | 13 | 26 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 81 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 51 | 69 | 69 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
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